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4/5/18

The state court in Schleswig ruled on Thursday there was no reason to
believe that Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont risked
persecution in Spain. It set bail at €75,000 ($92,000).

It ruled
that the main charge of rebellion in the Spanish case against him could
not be used as the comparable German charge of treason specifies
violence.

The court is to consider his extradition on the basis of misuse of public funds.

The
former Catalan separatist leader was detained in Germany when he was
driving back from Finland through Denmark on his way to Belgium where he
has been living after being charged by the Spanish authorities with
rebellion and misuse of public funds in last year's independence
referendum.

The Schleswig court considered him to be less of a
flight risk because he is being considered for the corruption, not
rebellion, charges.